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Part 8: Sailing Through the Ice PackPosted: Friday, September 4, 2015
Sailing through the pack ice has been spectacular — particularly when the sun peeks through the clouds and gives us some light! After spending 4 hours observing and photographing a polar bear with a seal kill (and the birds who were trying to sneak in for some scraps), everyone is keen to do it again today. Since there are no names for where we were yesterday, we recorded some Global Positioning System (GPS) points at various times during the day, so that you can see where we spent our time (in case you haven’t been able to check our “In-Reach website”: share.delorme.com/ElysiumArctic). The GPS points are in decimal degrees, so if you want them in degrees, minutes, and seconds, you can do a web search for a “calculator” that will convert them. For more information about GPS, see the short video below. Time, Latitude, Longitude, Note: 8:29 a.m., 81 24.528’ N, 20 12.319’ E 10:38 a.m., 81 28.362’ N, 19 49,535’ E 11:18 a.m., 81 29.570’ N, 19 42.369’ E 11:55 a.m., 81 30.449’ N, 19 35.046’ E, saw a bunch of harp seals swimming together 12:59 p.m., 81 32.384’ N, 109 15.262’ E 2:37 p.m., 81 33.187’ N, 18 44.542’ E, thanks to the eagle eyes of the staff a polar bear and its kill has been spotted (its really far away!) 4:48 p.m., 81 33.643’ N, 18 33.129’ E, close enough to the polar bear to take great photos and a great number of photos! 5:19 p.m., 81 33.490’ N, 18 34.111’ E |

Notes: We are still on Longyearbyen, Svalbard time zone. The first two numbers of each latitude and longitude number are the degrees – I wasn’t sure if I inserted the degree symbol if it would translate to different fonts, so I left it out.
This morning the air temperature is 37.4 degree Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celcius) and the ship resumed its northerly course around 6:30 a.m. All eyes will be on deck looking for polar bears, whales, and birds again today. If we can find some stable ice this afternoon, we may be able to land a few people and do some filming.
This morning the air temperature is 37.4 degree Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celcius) and the ship resumed its northerly course around 6:30 a.m. All eyes will be on deck looking for polar bears, whales, and birds again today. If we can find some stable ice this afternoon, we may be able to land a few people and do some filming.